Flexible strip-form for holding type.



No. 876,522. PATENTED JAN. 14, 1908.

s. BROWN.

FLEXIBLE STRIP FORM FOR HOLDING TYPE.

APPLICATION II LED JULY 20, 1907.

d g: a a LDC-[SCH I-E [I I??? Q 3/ h2g0 o o o 9-o o o o 0 o O Q O O O-o o o o o o o 12 o@ CZ 67/ E0 O O O OOOOO O:OO OOO:OOoooo(Z JUUJ J J J'J J J J J J .FJ

X??? wdfli/gm Jimmy UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SUMMER-s BROW or LONDON, ENGLAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

FLEXIBLE STRIP-FORM FOR HOLDING TYPE.

Patented Jan. 14, 1908.

Application filed .l'uly 20.1907. Serial No. 384.828

Togall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SUMMERS BROWN,

' residing at 40 Whitecross street, London,

upon any kind of rotary printing cylinder,

the object I have in view being to enable characters, figures, stops or the like to be set up in suitable grooves formed by contiguous type bars, secured to flexible metal-' lic stri s upon any convenient surface, and when iilled to wrap or otherwise mount and secure the flexible form thus constructed upon any kind of rotary printing. cylinder, drum, part of the same or carrier. After the re uisite number of copies have been printed the flexible form may be removed from the rotary cylinder drum or drums as the case may be, hung up or stored away for re-use as often as required, or the type or other characters may bedistributed.

Theway and manner in which I carry out my invention will be understood by reference to the drawing in which Figure 1. is a side elevation of part of a printing cylinder or drum showing a flexible strip form mounted upon and secured to it.

Fig. 2. is a longitudinalelevation of part of a type carrying .bar having flexible strip recesse therein, and riveted thereto. Fig.

3. is a" plan, showing three flexible strips] type bars thereon, and ty e characters mounted in the tiguous bars. 7

In the drawings a is the flexible metallic strip formed preferably .of thin steel, or like suitable metal; mounted thereon and secured preferably by -rivets d are a series of type bars b grooved'on both sides as ,at 'c-. The under part of each type bar -b-' is preferably cut away on one side see Fig. 2'. as at e' to enable the type letters to be forced into and removed from the groove more conveniently, although such cutting away ,Inay be dispensed with, as shown in Fig. 1. The type-characters f are for holding type, and enabling.

groove forme by two conso grooved as at ..fas that while they engage with the grooves formed by the contiguous type bars, they can-be easily slid along therein. To enable the flexible strip riveted to the type bars to be clear of the surface ofthe cylinder, so that said bars may sit firmly thereon, I form a series ofgrooves g and recess. and rivet said strip or strips thereto. In the plan Fig. 3. I have shown three such strips a with type bars b' thereon and type characters f mounted in the groove formed between two contiguous bars. To secure the strip to the cylinder or drum, -h- I perforate the same at both ends in themanner shown at h and insert a hook 'i form- 'ing part of thewire springs cin each of saidjholes, the opposite ends of said springs being formed with a hook i and secured to a metallic peg or pin driven into the barrel. This forms an elastic mount and keeps the form in its true position. The form described is first set up in any convenient position, and is then removed, mounted 'upon and secured to the cylinder or drum in the manner shown.

It will be. understood that'I may modify the make up and fastening of the type bars to the flexible strip to suit the varying conditions demanded by printing cylinders, drums and the like.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In combination with a rotating printing cylinder or carrier, a series of flexible metallic strips, type-holding bars attached to said strips and composing with them a flexible form, type-characters fitting into the intervals between said bars and held therein and.

means forflexibly securing said form to said a flexible form and type characters fitting into the intervals betweensaid bars and interloifking with them by lateral grooves and projecting parts substantially as set forth.

In combination with a rotary printing cylinder or carrier, a series of flexible strips, a series of transverse type-holding bars fastened at intervals thereto and constituting a flexible.

type-holding form therewith, holding springs engagingrthe ends of said strips and studs on the cylinder engaging the sa1d springs substantiallyas set forth.

4. In combination with a rotar printing 5 cylinder or carrier, a series of flexib e metallic strips, a series of transverse type-holding bars fastened at intervals thereto and con-' stituting a flexible ty e-holdingfform therewith, means forfattac ing said form to said 10 cylinder, and type-characters fitting into the intervals between said bars and into ooves in their sides substantially as set fort 5. A flexible printing form consisting of strips and bars arranged transversely to each other'and leavin intervals of proper width to receive type-characters, the said bars being adapted to' engage and hold such characters before the said form is applied to the cylinder substantial] as set forth.

In Witness whereo I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. SUMMERS BROWN.

Witnesses F. L. RAND,

H. D. JAMESON. 

